The Neglect Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analyses in a Low-Income Sample

The Neglect Scale is an easy-to-administer, retrospective, self-report measure of neglect. Research conducted by Straus and colleagues with college students indicates that this scale has a high level of internal consistency reliability and moderate construct validity. The purpose of this article is...

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Published in:Child maltreatment 2002-11, Vol.7 (4), p.359-368
Main Authors: Harrington, Donna, Zuravin, Susan, DePanfilis, Diane, Ting, Laura, Dubowitz, Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antisocial Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Case Records
Caseworkers
Central Cities
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Child Neglect
Child Welfare
Child, Preschool
College Students
Confirmation
Construct Validity
Definitions
Demonstration Programs
Factor Analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Factor Structure
Female
Humans
Inner cities
Low Income
Low Income Groups
Low income people
Measures
Medical sciences
Parenting Styles
Periodicals
Physical Health
Poverty
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reliability
Researchers
Samples
Scales
Sexual Abuse
Techniques and methods
United States
Urban Population
USA
Validity
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Summary:The Neglect Scale is an easy-to-administer, retrospective, self-report measure of neglect. Research conducted by Straus and colleagues with college students indicates that this scale has a high level of internal consistency reliability and moderate construct validity. The purpose of this article is to examine the reliability and validity of the Neglect Scale when used with a low-income, inner-city sample. The sample included 151 women who were participating in a neglect prevention demonstration project. The Neglect Scale was completed as part of a computer-administered baseline interview before services were provided. To assess whether the 20-item, four-factor structure reported by Straus et al. fit the data from this sample, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed; the model did not fit the data well. Additional analyses identified a model that did fit the data well and suggest that the Neglect Scale is a promising self-report measure.
ISSN:1077-5595
1552-6119
DOI:10.1177/107755902237266